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• Format: Black & White, Classical, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Number of tapes: 3
• Studio: Kultur Video
• VHS Release Date: April 9, 1998
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000006NT0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #350,919 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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5.0 out of 5 stars LEONARD BERNSTEINS YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERTS, February 19, 2003

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LEONARD BERNSTEIN SOCIETY (LLOYD HARBOR, NEW YORK USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Leonard Bernstein's Young People's Concerts - Sampler Set [VHS] (VHS Tape)

THIS SAMPLER SET OF SIX 1-HOUR YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERTS WITH LEONARD BERNSTEIN AND THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC INCLUDES:

What Does Music Mean? Original Broadcast: January 18, 1958 Even if a composer deliberately writes music to follow a story line, the ultimate "meaning" of great music is not the story but the sounds themselves -- and all the underlying emotions and feelings that the composer has worked to express. Those emotions are not "extras," but an integral part of the music. In fact, they are what the music is all about. La Valse (Ravel), plus excerpts from William Tell Overture (Rossini), Don Quixote (Richard Strauss), Symphony No. 6 "Pastorale" (Beethoven), Pictures at an Exhibition (Mussorgsky), Symphony No. 4 and Symphony No. 5 (Tchaikovsky), and Six Pieces (Webern).

What Makes Music Symphonic? Original Broadcast: December 13, 1958 Unlike pop music, symphonic music takes simple musical themes and then "develops" them -- that is, changes and expands them -- in a dazzling variety of costumes. To "dress up" music symphonically the composer may rearrange the notes, add chords, change the pitch, modify the tempo, play one theme against another... the possibilities are endless. Excerpts from Symphony No. 4 (Tchaikovsky), Symphony No. 3 (Beethoven), Symphony No. 104 (Haydn), Symphony No. 41, "Jupiter" (Mozart), and Symphony No. 2 (Brahms).

What Is Classical Music? Original Broadcast: January 24, 1959 To music teachers, "classical" music is really the music of 18th Century Europe, which was formulated by Bach and Handel in a strict, almost mathematical style. Later, Haydn and Mozart changed the formula to add grace and elegance. Still later came Beethoven, a genius who broke all the rules and ushered in the Romantic period. "Egmont" Overture (Beethoven) and Overture to The Marriage of Figaro (Mozart), plus excerpts from Symphony No. 102 (Haydn), Symphony No. 40 (Mozart), Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 (Bach), Water Music (Handel), and Piano Concerto No. 21 (Mozart).

What Is a Melody? Original Broadcast: December 21, 1962 A tune is a simple piece of music you can hum or sing. Symphonic music often starts not with a tune, but with several shorter fragments, which are then woven into melody. An orchestra may also play two different melodies at the same time, yielding a fascinating tapestry of sound known as counterpoint. Excerpts from Prelude to "Tristan and Isolde" (Wagner), Symphony No. 40 (Mozart), Concert Music for Strings and Brass (Hindemith), and Symphony No. 4 (Brahms).

What Is Sonata Form? Original Broadcast: November 6, 1964 A plain old song often unfolds as three basic parts: A-B-A. Amazingly, a typical sonata movement is just an expanded version of the ordinary, everyday song. To add drama to the sonata, the composer moves between related musical keys. Once you can pick out the A-B-A sections and the changing keys, you'll be an expert on sonata form!
Excerpts from Symphony No. 41, "Jupiter" and Piano Sonata in C Major (Mozart), Classical Symphony (Prokofieff), And I Love Her (Lennon & McCartney) and Carmen (Bizet). Veronica Tyler, soprano.

The Sound of an Orchestra -- Original Broadcast: December 14, 1965 A great orchestra should not have its own sound, piece after piece, year after year. What makes an orchestra great is its ability to change at will. Since every composer has a unique sound, that is what the orchestra must strive to deliver. This program shows you how a great orchestra does this, and how it avoids committing certain common musical "sins." Excerpts from Symphony No. 88 (Haydn), Symphony No. 1 (Brahms), Iberia (Debussy), L'histoire du Soldat (Stravinsky), An American in Paris (Gershwin), and Rodeo (Copland).

5.0 out of 5 stars The classic that needs to be in your library, March 8, 2006

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R. Prada "singer and book lover" (New York City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Leonard Bernstein's Young People's Concerts - Sampler Set [VHS] (VHS Tape)

One of the great musical events in televison's cultural history, luckily, captured for future generations. Be sure to get the complete set and the book from Amadeus Press.

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Roberta Prada, contralto, author of "The Ear & the Voice" in English, by Alfred A. Tomatis, with Francis Keeping and PIerre Sollier, Tomatis practitioner, principal in vocalimages, and voxmentor.com